History Trivia / SpectrumPulse

** In the February 24, 2024 episode of ''Billboard Breakdown'', while going in-depth on the criticisms he got from Music/KanyeWest fans for his announcement of not covering ''Vultures'', Mark mentions a bunch of albums he reviewed that he admits he probably shouldn't have due to the allegations/convictions surrounding their creator, namely ''Heaven Upside Down'' by Music/MarilynManson, ''Black Panties'' by Music/RKelly, and ''X'' and ''Fan of a Fan: The Album'' by Music/ChrisBrown.

** In the February 24, 2024 episode of ''Billboard Breakdown'', while going in-depth on the criticisms he got for his announcement of not covering Music/KanyeWest's ''Vultures'', Mark mentions a bunch of albums he reviewed that he admits he probably shouldn't have due to the allegations/convictions surrounding their creator, namely ''Heaven Upside Down'' by Music/MarilynManson, ''Black Panties'' by Music/RKelly, and ''X'' and ''Fan of a Fan: The Album'' by Music/ChrisBrown.

** The Nov 12 2016 episode of ''Billboard Breakdown'' was taken down because it used a clip of "Shout Out To My Ex" by Music/LittleMix, despite Mark giving it a positive review [[spoiler: and naming it as his best of the week]].

** In February, he did a special video essay on the album that topped that list, ''Push the Sky Away'' by Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds. He would later do special video essays in a similar style on Music/FallOutBoy's ''Save Rock and Roll'' and Music/JustinTimberlake's ''The 20/20 Experience'' duology.

* FandomRivalry: Fans of WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop are ''not'' particularly kind towards Mark or his fanbase, often trashing his music tastes and fighting with Mark's fans in the comments. This likely stems from the fact that Mark and Anthony Fantano's opinions on albums they review on their respective channels are usually the polar opposite of each other. Interestingly enough, the rivalry does not extend to Anthony and Mark themselves. They are actually good friends, and they even teamed up to review The Killers' 2017 release ''Wonderful Wonderful''.

* OldShame: On a personal level, he's not proud of his Creator/AynRand fandom in his teenage years, discussing it at length in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaD5SOVqMY his review]] of ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2''.

** In February, he did a special video essay on the album that topped that list, ''Push the Sky Away'' by Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds.

** In February, he will revisit the album that topped that list, ''Push the Sky Away'' by Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds.

** In February, he will re-review the album that topped that list, ''Push the Sky Away'' by Music/NickCave and the Bad Seeds.

* MilestoneCelebration: To commemorate his tenth anniversary of making [=YouTube=] videos, Mark released a video in January 2023 revisiting his list of the ''Best Albums of 2013'', including some honorable mentions.

* CreatorBacklash: Mark [[https://youtu.be/bIsXSOaKiFU?t=11s has stated]] that he's not a big fan of his 'Top 10 Best Hit Songs of 2015' video, mostly due to the numerous editing mistakes.

* TroubledProduction: In late October 2021, both of Mark's channels were hacked by a cryptocurrency huckster who used them to hawk his scam, forcing Mark to put his album reviews and ''Billboard Breakdown'' on hold for a week while he fought to get his channels back.

* FandomRivalry: Fans of WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop are ''not'' particularly kind towards Mark or his fanbase, often trashing his music tastes and fighting with Mark's fans in the comments. This likely stems from the fact that Mark and Anthony Fantano's opinions on albums they review on their respective channels are usually the polar opposite of each other. Interestingly enough, Anthony is actually good friends with Mark, and they even teamed up to review The Killers' 2017 release ''Wonderful Wonderful''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mark planned to do a review of Music/KanyeWest's ''Jesus is King''...but proceeded to quit the album due his own thoughts of it being disjointed and confusing and ''especially'' with the infamous Chick-Fil-A reference, as Mark refuses to support the fast-food chain due to it's polarizing business choices. He ''would'' review the album..but it was less of a review and more of a criticism of West's execution and how he feels West is only trying to cash into Christian music in his own deluded way.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mark planned to do a review of Music/KanyeWest's ''Jesus is King''...but proceeded to quit the album due his own thoughts of it being disjointed and confusing and ''especially'' with the infamous Chick-Fil-A reference, as Mark refuses to support the fast-food change due to it's polarizing business choices. He ''would'' review the album..but it was less of a review and more of a criticism of West's execution and how he feels West is only trying to cash into Christian music in his own deluded way.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mark planned to do a review of Music/KanyeWest's ''Jesus is King''...but proceeded to quit the album due his own thoughts of it being disjointed and confusing and ''especially'' with the infamous Chick-Fil-A reference, as Mark refuses to support the fast-food change due to it's polarizing business choices.

** The Nov 12 2016 episode of ''Billboard Breakdown'' was taken down because it used a clip of "Shout Out To My Ex" by Music/LittleMix, despite Mark giving it a positive review [[spoiler: and naming it as his best of the week]].

* TheCastShowoff: Claimed to be able to sing in one of his Q&A videos. While he has done impressions of sung lines in several videos in the past, the 'Best Hit Songs of 2016' video in particular showed off some lovely baritone vocals.